Hisae Watanabe
| Hisae Watanabe | |
|---|---|
| Born |
October 21, 1980 , Japan |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m) |
| Weight | 106 lb (48 kg; 7.6 st) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Fighting out of | , Japan |
| Team | Blue Dog Gym |
| Mixed martial arts record | |
| Total | 25 |
| Wins | 19 |
| By knockout | 11 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 5 |
| Losses | 6 |
| By submission | 3 |
| By decision | 2 |
| By disqualification | 1 |
| Mixed martial arts record from Sherdog | |
Hisae Watanabe (渡辺 久江 Watanabe Hisae, born October 21, 1980) is a Japanese female mixed martial artist and kickboxer.
She stands out with her distinctive two-piece leopard-print outfit and matching hair, which was formerly auburn or red but is now blond. She is a former DEEP Women's Lightweight (106 lbs) Champion and currently holds an MMA record of 19-6-0.
Watanabe is featured in the martial arts-themed movie High Kick Girl! which was filmed with real fighting scenes and did not use any stunt actors. It was released in select countries in May 2010.
Following a successful career in kickboxing, Watanabe debuted in mixed martial arts on April 7, 2002 at Smackgirl: "Royal Smack 2002" but was disqualified after an illegal kick. She won four of her next five fights before losing to Satoko Shinashi in the Grand Final of the 2002 Smackgirl Japan Cup.
Watanabe then won nine straight fights, including two in Pancrase, and became the 2004 Golden Muscle Strongest Queen Tournament Champion.
On August 4, 2006, Watanabe knocked out the previously undefeated Shinashi in a rematch to capture the DEEP Women's Lightweight Championship. However, she was defeated by Seo Hee Ham in a non-title bout at DEEP: 28th Impact on February 16, 2007.
Watanabe submitted Masako Yoshida on April 13, 2007, but lost the DEEP Women's Lightweight Championship to Miku Matsumoto at DEEP: 31st Impact on August 5, 2007.
Following a December 2007 victory over Genkaam Lookjuapoakum at DEEP: 33rd Impact, Watanabe announced her retirement from mixed martial arts.
More than one year later, she competed in an exhibition match against Megumi Fujii at Shoot Boxing Girls Tournament 2009 and announced her intentions to return to MMA at Jewels 6th Ring in December. However, a broken foot suffered in training prevented her from competing.
Watanabe was then expected to make her return to MMA at Jewels 11th Ring on December 17, 2010. However, she did not compete on the card.
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